Division Profile
| Division Name |
ROBERTSON |
| State |
New South Wales |
| Elected Member |
Wicks, L (LP) 2013- |
| Name Derivation |
Named after Sir John Robertson 1816-91, former Premier of New South Wales. |
| First Proclaimed / Election |
1900/1901 |
| Area |
978 sq. kms |
| Demographic |
Provincial |
| Pre-Election Seat Status |
Marginal |
| Seat Status |
Marginal |
| Enrolment |
100,815 |
| Turnout |
93.98% |
| Informal |
5.91% |
| Location |
Robertson covers an area of approximately 978 sq km from the Hawkesbury River in the south, west to Wiseman's Ferry, north along the Gosford City Council Boundary (Great North Rd) to Kulnura, then east and south along the Gosford City Council boundary until it crosses the main Northern Railway Line at Lisarow. South along the main Northern Railway line to North Gosford, then east along Glennie Street, Bradys Gully Road, Clyde Road, Carlton Rd, The Entrance Road, Willoughby Road to Dover Road alignment and Terrigal Lagoon to its mouth. The main centres include Gosford, Terrigal, Woy Woy and Erina. |
| Products and Industry |
Tourism, retail, service industries, light manufacturing and processing. Citrus, vegetable and flower growing, poultry products. |
Members
| Wicks, L (LP) 2013- |
| O'Neill, D (ALP) 2010-2013 |
| Neal, B (ALP) 2007-2010 |
| Lloyd, J (LP) 1996-2007 |
| Walker, F J (ALP) 1990-1996 |
| Cohen, B (ALP) 1969-1990 |
| Bridges-Maxwell, C W (LP) 1964-1969 |
| Dean, R L (LP) 1949-1964 |
| Williams, T F (ALP) 1943-1949 |
| Spooner, E S (UAP) 1940-1943 |
| Gardner, S L (NAT/UAP) 1922-1940 |
| Fleming, W M (LIB/NAT/NAT & FARMERS/CP) 1913-1922 |
| Johnson, W J (ALP) 1910-1913 |
| Willis, H (FT/ANTI-SOC) 1901-1910 |
Please Note: the division profile displayed above was at the time of the election. Please consult the AEC website for the most current division profile.
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